Family Office seeks a senior tax professional with experience in international tax structuring, tax optimization, and UHNW personal taxation across the UK and Spain. The role involves leading end-to-end tax strategy: identifying risks, designing solutions, coordinating local advisors, and delivering implementation‐ready recommendations.
Responsibilities
Strategy & Structuring
Design and iterate cross-border holding / operating / financing structures .
Optimise WHT/VAT/CT exposures, treaty positioning, and financing flows (interest, fees, royalties, service charges and etc.).
Advise on substance, beneficial ownership, anti-avoidance risk controls (GAAR/SAAR, ATAD themes, principal purpose tests, etc. at a practical level).
UHNW / UBO advisory
Advise UBO on residency planning, cross-border personal taxes, and wealth structuring interfaces with corporate flows.
Review and improve UBO loan structures (taxability, documentation, arm's‐length, disclosure risk, exit/repayment planning).
Risk management & controversy readiness
Prepare the group for authority/regulator questions : what to disclose, how to respond, and how to keep consistency across filings and financial statements.
Coordinate external tax counsel in multiple jurisdictions; ensure outputs are consistent and implementation‐ready.
Operational
Maintain a living tax risk register + roadmap (quarterly refresh).
Provide short weekly async updates + join key calls.
Qualifications
15+ years in international tax / private wealth tax (Big4 Partner / Big Law / top‐tier boutique/family office equivalent).
Demonstrable experience with UK + Spain tax systems (corporate + personal) and how they interact in practice.
Strong track record of group financing, cross-border structuring, and tax controversy/queries .
Experience advising UHNW individuals / family offices (not just corporates).
Comfort with ambiguity, high confidentiality, and pragmatic execution.
Nice-to-haves
Dual-qualified (law + tax), CTA/ACA/solicitor background, or equivalent.
Prior involvement with regulated environments and frequent third‐party inquiries (banks, auditors, authorities).
Experience simplifying complex structures without breaking business reality.
Benefits
Fully‐remote work.
Opportunity to work in a professional Family Office .
A dynamic and collaborative work environment.
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